A nation with a new look prepares to welcome an old-style anti-Communist

The trip is as rich in irony as Richard Nixon's momentous journey to China
in 1972, which opened the door to diplomatic ties after 25 years of mutual
loathing. If anything, Ronald Reagan's reputation as a stout foe of Communism
exceeds Nixon's. The President's sympathy for Taiwan during the first two years
of his term caused the American-Chinese relationship to sink to its lowest
level in a decade. Yet when Reagan steps off Air Force One in Peking
this week, it will not only mark the first time that...